Crape-holder.



No.4 684,6I6. Patented 001:. l5, |90.

' H. D. PAYNE.

- GRAPE HOLDER. (Applcation filed Aug. 16, 190D.)

` (No Model.)

NTTED STATES HORACE D. PAYNE, OF THOMPSON, PENNSYLVANIA.

GRAPE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 684,616, dated October 15, 1901. Application filed August 16, 1900. Serial No. 27 .106. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be itknownthat I, HORACE D. PAYNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Thompson, in the county of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Grape-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to crape-holders, the object being the provision of means by which crape may be secured to a door without the necessity of fastening it to the door-knob, or using twine or cord, or drivingr nails or screws which mar and disfigure the door or casing.

To this end, therefore, the invention particularly contemplates a craps-holder comprising a clamp designed to engage the central stile of a door and associated with means for suspending the crape therefrom. This clamp is so constructed that it may be readily placed in position and disengaged and can be easily adjusted to different-sized stiles or supports.

In order that the invention may be readily understood by those skilled in the art, the preferred form of construction is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described in the following` specification, of which said drawings form a part. It is to be understood, however, that the construction shown is capable of change and modification within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a door, showing the holder applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view, on an enlarged scale, of the inner side of the holder and showing the manner of attaching the crape thereto. Fig. Sis a longitudinal sectional view of the holder. Fig. 4 is a crosssectional View on the line u; w of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a viewin elevation of the operating-screw. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the clamp-nuts. Fig. '7 is a detail perspective of the hanger.

Similar numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.

The invention as shown comprises a casing 10, within which is slidably mounted a pair of clamp-nuts 1l, having projecting engaging hooks or spurs 12 and an operating-screw 13, extending longitudinally within the casing and engaging the clamp-nuts 11 to adjust them toward and away from eachother, as is hereinafter more fully described. The casing 10 is preferably in the form of an openended cylinder and is provided through its wall with a longitudinal slot 14, which extends from end to end thereof. Slidably mounted in the casing 10 are the clamp-nuts 11, each of which consists of a body portion 15, that preferably conforms in cross-section to the interior bore of the casing 10 and is -provided with a longitudinal screw-threaded opening 151. The threads of the two nuts arc right and left handed, respectively. Upon the outer wallsoi` the clam p-nuts are arranged the engaging hooks or spurs l2, which project through. the slot 14 of the casing 10 and have their ends 16 sharpened or pointed and bent toward each other. These hooks or supports are arranged wholly within the planes of the ends of the casing. It will thus be seen that when the device is applied to a door, as shown in Fig. 1, the entire mechanism is hidden from View and nothing is displayed but a neat and ornamental cross-bar. The operating-screw 13 comprises a screw-threaded shank 17, which extends longitudinally through the casing 10, the screw-threads being right and left handed, said threads beginning at the central portion of the shank and extending, respectively, to the opposite ends thereof. The clampingnuts 1l are arranged, respectively, upon the right and left handed threaded portions of the screw,whereby when it is rotated said nuts will be adjusted toward or away from each other, as will be readily understood. Secured. to the ends of the shank 17 are hand-knobs 18, which fit snugly against the ends of the casing 10, forming handles for operating said screw and also retaining the same in place in the casing. In order to secure the crape to the clamp, a hanger 19 is provided, which preferably comprises a single spring wire or rod coiled about the casing 10, the terminals 20 being arranged in substantially the same vertical plane below the clamp and having oppositely-arranged shoulders 21, made by bending the terminal portions outward, as shown in Fig. 7. These terminals 20 are adapted to be sprung through a loop or eyelet 22, secured to the back of the knot of crape in the usual way, the shoulders 21 engaging the edge of the eyelet, whereby the crape 'will be detachably secured to the clam p. While' the hanger 19 has been specifically described as one means for hanging or suspendingY the crape frQm the clamp part of the holder, I desire it to be understood that this is only one of different eXpedients which might be resorted to for accomplishing the same result. A string, tape, or any equivalent hanging means for the crape may be resorted to, in all cases it simply being necessary to connect the hanger or hanging means with the clamp part of the holder to provide means for suspending the crape in its proper pendent position, with the rosette or knot exposed at the upper end thereof and in front of the clamp. In applying the device, the crape having been attached, as above described, the clamp is arranged transversely across the central stile of a door or somo similar support and the screw is rotated so that the hooks l2 engage the opposite edges thereof. The crape will thereupon be securely suspended and is not liable to be accidentally detached. To remove the same, it is only necessary to rotate the screw in the opposite direction, whereupon the nuts will be separated and the hooks disengaged from the edges of the stile. It will thus be observed that a novel clamp is provided which may be readily applied and removed and is applicable 1o various sizes and styles of supports. Furthermore, the crape may be easily disengaged from the clamp when so desired, so that diferent kinds may be used with the same clamp or for the purpose ot storage or renewal.

From the foregoing it is vthought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described Grape-holder will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art withoutkfurther description, and it will be understood that various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any 3. Acrape-holdercomprisingan adjustable clamp, and a spring crape-hanger engaging with and supported by the clamp, said hanger comprising arms having shoulders adapted to engage a loop or eyelet on the crape.

4. v In a crape-l1older,tl1e combination with 6.o

a clamp comprising a casing, and clamping members mounted in said casing, of a crapehanger itted over the casing and supported thereby.

5. In a crape-holder, the combination with a clamp comprising a easing, clamping members mounted in said casing, and an operating-screw housed Within the casing and engaging the clamping members to adjust the same, of a crape-hanger surrounding the cas- 7c ing and supported thereby.

6. In a crape-holder, the combination with a clamp comprising a tubular casing having a longitudinal slot, clamping-nuts slidably mounted Within said casing and having spurs projecting through said slot, and an operating-screw housed within the casing and engaging the clamping-nuts to adjust the same, said screws having a handle portion projecting from the casing, of crape-hanging means 8o fitted upon said casing and supported thereby.

7. A @rape-holder, comprising a casing,and

movable clamping members arranged thereon, said members being disposed at all points of their movement within the ends of the casing, and arranged to engage the stile or equivalent part of a door, said holder being adapted to have a crape suspended therefrom.

8. A crape-holder comprising an open-ended In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

lHORACE D. PAYNE.

Witnesses:

C. Z. PICKERING, A. II. Caosmn.

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